Weather-strip



(No Model.)

C. POLLEY.

WEATHER STRIP.

No. 352,932.` Patented'lvov. 23, 1886.

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PATENT Critics,

WEATHER-ferme.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,932, dated November 23. 1886.

Application fred ot aber 2, 1ere.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, CLARK POLLEY, a citi zen of the United States, residing at New Berlin, in the county ofDuval and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements in'Weather-Strips, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in weather-strips; and it consists of the peculiar combination and novel construction and arrangement of the various parts for service, substantially as hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.l

. The object of my invention is to provide a Weather-strip of simple and durable construction which shall more effectuallyexclude rain, snow, drafts, 811e., than has heretofore been possible with the ordinary form of strip,`and which shall,furthermore,automatically elevate itself to clear the carpet 'and threshold when the door is opened, the strip being also automatically operated when the door is closed or shut to effectually close the cracks or space between the bottom of the door and its sill, asl Will be hereinafter more fully described.

A In the drawings hereto annexed, which illustrate a weather-strip embodying my' present improvements, Figure 1 isa front elevation of so* much of a door and the jamb therefor as is' C designates theweather-strip, which is car- Y ried by the lower end of the door, and is capable of an endwise movement in an upward direction when the door is opened, to adapt it to clear the sill or threshold and carpet, and of a reverse movement when the door is closed, so as to press the lower edge of the strip into contact with the floor or carpet to more effectually prevent water, snow, drafts, &c., from Serial No, 215,166. (No model.)

entering the room or apartment beneath the door. f

`I will now proceed to describe my preferred form of mechanism for automatically raising and depressing the Weatherstrip when the door is opened or closed. i

' The strip is preferably a flat piece of metal or other suitable substance or material, and it is provided with transverse slots c, which are arranged in an inclined or diagonal position. Through these diagonal slots are passed guide pins or screws c', which are secured in'the door A, at the lower end thereof, so that the' strip is con nected to and carried by the door in its movements, and is also capable of an en`dwise movement in an upward and down- Ward direction, according to thedirection in The position 'of the door, the strip being elevated above the lower edge of the door when the latter is opened, and

depressed below the said edge of the door` whenit is closed, as will be. very readily understood. The inner end of the strip G, adjacent to the side of the jamb upon which the door is hinged, is provided with an extended lip, c2, which, is provided at its onterextremity with a right-angled flange or rib, c3, and this ange is adapted to impinge upon the side of the jamb to which the door is hinged, so that when the door is closed the strip is forced to, ward the outer edge of the door and beneath the lower edge thereof, and when the door is opened the strip is forced toward the hinged end of the door by means of a spring, which I will now/proceed to'describe, the spring forcing the strip toward the inner edge of the door, so that the fixed guide-pins will ride in the diagonal slots, and thereby elevate the strip above the lower edge of the door, as will be very readily understood. l

The'spring F is housed 'or inclosed within a chamber or recess, f, formed 'in the door A, near the rear edge of thelatter, and this spring bears'v against a bolt or pin, G, which is par` tiallyinclosed in the housing or chamber f, the bolt4 or pin being projected beyond the rear edge of the door into contact with the lip of the`endwisemoving strip C, as shown very clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings. l

The lower edge of the metallic strip C is IOO 2` Y l y 352.932

bent outwardly to form a recess or chamber in its lower edge, and in this recess is tted a strip of fabric, felt, leather, or other yielding substance, H, which is secured very rigidly in place by any suitable means, the lower edge thereof projecting below' the edge of the strip C, so that it willcome in contact with the sill or carpet of the iioor.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings.

Vhcn the door is opened, the plate or strip C is carried with it, and the extended end c thereof is drawn away from and outot'eontact with the jamb. The spring impels the bolt or pin outwardly from the chamber thereof, and thereby draws the plate or strip Cwith it, the fixed pins or screws c riding in the diagonal slots and elevating the metallic plate or strip C simultaneously with its endwise movement. end of the strip is brought or forced into contact with the jamb, and the strip or plate is thus pressed toward the free edge of the door and downwardly beneath the lower edge thereof by the iixed pins riding in the diagonal slots, whereby the strip is automatically operated by the opening and closing of the door. The strip and the fabric thereon are pressed very closely into engagemeit with the floor or sill of the apartment to more effectually and thoroughly exclude rain, snow, Sec., therefrom.

My invention is applicable to doors, windows, and other parts of a dwelling or building where it is desirable to exclude rain and snow 'and permit ofthe opening and closing of the parts.

The device is very simple, strong, and durable in construction, eective and reliable in When the door is closed, the extended operation, cheap 'and inexpensive of manufacture, and can be readily applied to a door or window by an unskilled person. Y

U Having thus fully described mylinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of ajamb, the door having a horizontal recess or chamber formed in its rear edge, an endwise-moving plate or strip having the diagonal slots and the extended angular lip at one end, arranged in line with the recess or chamber of the door, a spring housed in the recess or chamber, a pin or bolt located in the chamber and normally impelled into contact with the angular lip of the plate by the spring, and the xed guidc-pins passing through the slots, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a door having the horizontal vrecess or chamber in its rear edge, the coiled spring housed within the chamber, the bolt or pin normally impelled beyond the chamber or recess by the spring, the endwisemoving plate orstrip having the diagonal slots, and an extended lip at one end arranged at an angle to the plate and in the lpath of the pin or bolt, the lower edge ofthe said plate being doubled or bent upon itself and having a` yielding strip, H, secured therein, and the xed guidepins passing through the diagonal slots of the plate, substantially asdescribed, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afxed my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

Y CLARK POLLEY. VVitn esses:

C. L. RoBINsoN, PIEANsE. 

